Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Rohit Sharma after India dominated the fourth day of the second Test match against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Monday. After skittling out the visitors at 233, India declared at 285-9 to take a crucial 52-run lead, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul scoring quickfire fifties.

The home team scored their runs at a run rate of 8.28 to keep the possibility of a win alive. India showed their positive intentions from the get-go, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring 12 runs in the opening over against Hasan Mahmud. Rohit Sharma smashed the first two balls he faced against Khaled Ahmed for two sixes to hit the ground running.

India also completed their fifty off just 18 balls, which is the fastest ever in International cricket. Rohit scored a fine cameo of 11-ball 23 and once again played selflessly to lead from the front.

Sanjay Manjrekar said on ESPN Cricinfo, “This is the legacy that Rohit Sharma will leave behind as captain. This is how he thinks. A strong team, which is one of the top two sides in the world, they also showed the champion’s approach, realizing so much time has been lost. And he leads by example, exactly how he did in the 50-overs World Cup. So, this is what Rohit Sharma will leave behind as his contribution to Indian cricket.

“You do something only for the team and play to win. He does not mind in the process, like in the 50-overs World Cup… He didn’t get a big hundred on anything like that. Even here, was quite happy to put his wicket on the line and suddenly we have a Test match which India could win. You have to applaud Rohit Sharma for that,” the 59-year-old former India batter went on to add.

India have put their noses in front and will look to take the remaining eight Bangladesh wickets on the final day of the Test match.